The Archaeological Museum of Karpathos is located in one of the three buildings of Eparcheio, a complex that was constructed during the Italian occupation and served as the administrative seat of the island. The museum houses finds from the Prehistoric settlement of Pigadia, the three ancient cities of the islands, as well as artifacts from […]
Academy of Athens
The Academy of Athens forms part of the so-called “Neoclassical Trilogy” of the City of Athens: Academy – University – Library. It consists of aesthetically distinct parts that form a harmonic ensemble of built mass. A corridor connects the two lateral wings to the main body of the building, which -in its proportions of line […]
National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum is the largest museum in Greece and one of the world’s great museums. Although its original purpose was to secure all the finds from the nineteenth century excavations in and around Athens, it gradually became the central National Archaeological Museum and was enriched with finds from all over Greece. Its abundant […]
Aegean Maritime Museum, Mykonos
The Aegean Maritime Museum is a non-profit institution. It was founded in 1983 and in 1985 it opened its doors to the public, on the island of Mykonos. The goal of the museum is the preservation, promotion and study of the Greek maritime history and tradition, and in particular the evolution and activities of the […]
Ancient Agora of Athens Museum
The Museum of the Ancient Agora is housed in the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos, originally erected during the 2nd cent. BC as a gift of the king of Pergamon, Attalos II, to Athens. The exhibition in the Museum gallery holds archaeological finds coming from the systematic excavations of the American School of Classical Studies in […]
Acanthos
Akanthos was the most important city and harbour of NE Chalkidiki. It was founded in the middle of the 7th century B.C. by colonists from Andros, on the site of a prehistoric settlement. The city extends on a ridge almost 600 m. SE of modern Ierissos. Sections of the fortification walls of the city are […]
Delphi
At the foot of Mount Parnassos, within the angle formed by the twin rocks of the Phaedriades, lies the Pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, which had the most famous oracle of ancient Greece. More information: Τ.Κ. 33054, Delphi (Prefecture of Fokida) Telephone: +30 22650 82313, 82346Fax: +30 22650 82966Email:efafok@culture.gr Tickets: Full: €12, Reduced: €6Museum & Archaeological SiteSpecial ticket […]
Archaeological Museum of Abdera
The Archaeological Museum of Abdera exhibits objects found in the city and the cemeteries of ancient Abdera. The exhibition covers the period from the 7th c. e.g. until the 13th c. A.D. 2 D. Lazaridi Str., Avdira (Prefecture of Xanthi) Telephone: +30 25410 51003, +30 25410 51783Fax: +30 25410 51783Email:efaxan@culture.gr Tickets: Full: €4, Reduced: €2Ticket package for the archaeological site and […]
Temple of Apollo Epikourios
The temple of Apollo Epikourios, one of the most important and most imposing temples of antiquity, stands in the bare and rocky landscape of Bassae. More information: http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/eh251.jsp?obj_id=1142
Delos
The archaeological museum of Delos is today one of the most important in Greece, with rare exhibits such as sculptures, vessels, inscriptions, marvelous mosaics, etc. More information: https://mykonos.gr/en/dilos/